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Recognised as an effective and thought provoking facilitator Niall is regularly asked to facilitate strategic reviews and other interventions with teams and organisations.

About Niall Heenan-PureCoach

Developing you, your team and your ideas!

Niall Heenan, ICF Ireland Career Coach of the Year 2015, has worked for over 20 years in the fields of training and education. He specialises in the areas of personal and team development, coaching for career and business change and supporting small enterprise start up. His qualifications include an MSc and a Hetac Level 7 Special Purpose Award in Coaching. He is trained in the use of DISC Personality Profiling instruments and is the sole Irish trainer in the use of The Coaching Game from Points of You. A unique aspect to Niall’s coaching is the possibility of using his rural retreat location at www.FuchsiaLaneFarm.ie where one can stay in the peaceful countryside and avail of one to one or group coaching.

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Testimonials

In choosing to work with Niall was one of the wisest, most empowering decisions I have ever made. From our initial phone call Niall offered a supportive reflective strength that established a manner of working which ensured I was able to move forward in a way that I was secure with.
Niall’s ability to “hold” my sense of “not knowing” what direction my personal and professional life was going offered me the freedom to safely explore as many possibilities as I wanted, safe in the knowledge that what I came in with would not be damaged or broken further but that the hope of change would be created in the meeting. Niall’s skill of allowing the client set the pace, set the agenda and explore their own world, truly nurtures a person to reach their full potential.
… a little over a year has passed and I have rediscovered what it means to be me. I have a strong sense of direction. I am proud of the work that I do and I am confident in who I am as a person

It was an absolute privilege working with Niall ,
he is extremely knowledgeable, and asked great questions that always got me to come up with the answer I needed to take next step. In addition to his professionalism and insightfulness, he is an incredibly compassionate person who cares about the well-being and success of his clients. He listens carefully and provides the tools you need to grow and make successful decisions. Niall helped me to focus and prioritise allowing me to be better able to look at problems in different ways and find the right solutions. I am a better leader today because of the coaching I received from Niall.
I began working with Niall at a time I was very unhappy in my career & role & he gave me the Insights, great questions and gentle prodding that helped me to avoid some potentially sticky political situations with my peers & come to the realisation that I could change things for the better for me.
An exemplary professional coach, I highly recommend Niall,

After the sale of my business I needed career coaching to re-establish my entrepreneurial spirit and get me headed back on a clear path again.
I knew I wanted a calm setting far away from the stress and daily pressures of Germany including an English speaking coach who would listen empathically and make me find my own answers. And in my search I discovered Niall Heenan in Terryglass, Ireland who filled all of these criteria.
Niall’s approach is “ non- invasive” – meaning, he allowed me to choose my own topic, set my own pace and discover my own answers. He guides; he doesn’t direct and that is what made our sessions so productive. Taking responsibility for one’s life and career was the basis of our work together and his use of creative art as non-verbal expression was especially useful for my awareness.
Since I was in Ireland a my new theater consulting business has taken me to Italy, Austria, America and China.

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It was an absolute privilege working with Niall, he is extremely knowledgeable, and asked great questions that always got me to come up with the answer I needed to take next step. In addition to his professionalism and insightfulness, he is an incredibly compassionate person who cares about the well-being and success of his clients Read more about Coaching Testimonial[…]

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In December I was honoured, along with my colleague, Kathleen Fanning, by being chosen as “Career Coach of the Year’ at the ICF Ireland Coaching Awards Gala. The award was in recognition of the work carried out over the last few years from our involvement with the SECAD/LIT Time to Change Programme. A central element Read more about Career Coach of the Year 2015[…]

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Recently I was asked to deliver a workshop to over 80 young people on the subject of Leadership. Over last year or two I have been working with groups experiencing change and developing self leadership as they explore new possibilities in the ever changing economic environment we are experiencing. I have discovered more and more Read more about Using Creativity and Points of You The Coaching Game[…]

I have recently received my certification as a Points of You – the Coaching Game trainer. This is a powerful resource which can be used on a one to one basis, in group training, coaching and facilitation and for team processes. Please contact me if you are interested in taking part in a training workshop Read more about Certified Trainer in Points of You[…]